Fire-EMS
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The right messaging and training can give community members the confidence to step up during emergencies
Lillian Bonsignore draws on her 30-plus-year EMS career to spotlight the financial realities facing first responders
EMS providers are more susceptible to sleep disorders and their inherent dangers and health implications
The 20-year-old man was fleeing from police when he ran over a thinly frozen pond and fell in
The firefighter came in contact with an electrical wire
The dog had fallen through the ice about 60 feet from shore
The woman died three days after she hit the animal with her
The train conductor tried to apply the emergency brakes but it was too late
Employees reported tasting something bitter in the back of their throats
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene
The man jumped off a bridge and was able to swim to the other side of a river and get pulled out
The fire service funding components were amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act.
The bill protects Mich. vol. firefighters’ small compensation from being considered income
Officials are considering adding call boxes outside fire stations for those in distress
A car pulling out of a parking lot hit the chief’s vehicle, causing a chain-reaction incident
The Dale Long Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act was introduced in June 2009
The man had a history of heart disease and was unresponsive
Chief Andy Mitten was honored as part of the show “Mobbed” after his daughter’s donated organs helped save a woman’s life
The Ind. department’s chief says like other firehouses, they must do more with less
In the wake of violence against responders, firefighters and paramedics discuss if being armed is worth it
The pilot said the chopper’s engine may have failed
The victims were hospitalized for mild hypothermia
The man died while more than 100 firefighters called in sick on New Year’s Eve
City also recorded its lowest number of fire deaths in 2012
The cause of the incident is unknown, but is currently under investigation
A wave overtook the dog and the man and his wife went into the water to rescue the canine
The thick brush surrounding the swamp proved difficult for crews to navigate through
The extensive flooding has reawakened the protests over a plan to move the 8,584 still-unidentified remains from 9/11 victims into a repository seven stories below ground at the WTC museum
A jet clipped another aircraft as one was taxiing to its gate
The suspect suffered minor injuries in the collisions
An Ariz. firefighter has been studying violence trends over the past two decades
The sports anchor hosted the Rose Parade after suffering first- and second-degree burns to her face, hands, and neck three weeks ago
The woman, in her 20s, was seen stumbling around the platform before stumbling and falling onto the tracks